The knitted poppies will be used to create a display in the district in the run up to Remembrance Day. Several other councils in Kent are also supporting the campaign by launching similar projects in their own districts.
The poppies can be any size or colour and follow any pattern. However, patterns for knitted and crocheted poppies are available on the Royal British Legion website.
Knitters can hand in their poppies at the main Dover District Council offices in Whitfield, at the Dover Gateway offices in Dover Town Centre, or with the DDC officers at the Aylesham Community Project. Poppies are also being collected at the Dover Big Local Hub in the Charlton Centre in Dover.
There is also a limited supply of wool available to help you get started which can be collected from the Dover Big Local Hub between 10am and 4pm, Monday to Friday.
Cllr Sue Chandler, Chairman of Dover District Council, said: "We're delighted to be working with partners to support this campaign, and it would be wonderful to see as many people as possible taking up the challenge and knitting poppies. This is a great opportunity to bring communities together, to remember those who lost their lives in times of warfare, and to raise awareness of the Royal British Legion’s poppy appeal."
Knitters are asked to get their poppies in by October 31. For more information you can email customerservices@dover.gov.uk, call 01304 821199 or see the Knitted Poppy Appeal page on the DDC website.
